US Sanctions Fail to Isolate Iran as Yuan and Cryptos Fill the Gap

The US has imposed over 1,000 sanctions on Iran since February 2025 as part of its 'Epic Rage' campaign to isolate the Iranian economy from the dollar-based financial system.

However, instead of causing economic suffocation, this move has led to Iran's adaptation and restructuring of trade and payment channels.

The country now operates in a multi-layered system of sanctions evasion, leveraging an estimated $7.7-7.8 billion cryptocurrency ecosystem that operates outside SWIFT and traditional banking networks.

Iran has also strategically reinforced the use of the Chinese yuan as an institutional tool for bilateral trade with China, mainly in the oil sector.